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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander III

1100 - 1181

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Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland (Italian: Rolando), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181. A native of Siena, Alexander became pope after a contested election, but had to spend much of his pontificate outside Rome while several rivals, supported by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, claimed the papacy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander III has received more than 570,447 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Alexander III is the 258th most popular religious figure (down from 224th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Italy (down from 270th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander III is most famous for his role in the Third Crusade.

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  • 71.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander III ranks 258 out of 2,238. Before him are Irenaeus, Pope Nicholas I, Joseph of Arimathea, Zechariah, Pope Callixtus II, and Bartholomew I of Constantinople. After him are Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Liberius, Nathan, Pope Eugene II, and Belshazzar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Alexander III ranks 3. Before him are Pope Gregory VIII and Muhammad al-Idrisi. After him are Ahmad Sanjar, Pope Honorius II, Pope Lucius II, Pope Celestine II, Pope Innocent II, Albert the Bear, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Pope Adrian IV, and Sverker I of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1181, Pope Alexander III ranks 1. After him are Taira no Kiyomori, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Emperor Takakura, Mahsati, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence, and Adela of Meissen.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander III ranks 295 out of 4,668. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Luigi Pirandello (1867), Pope Nicholas I (800), Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Charles IV of Spain (1748), and Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87). After him are Monica Vitti (1931), Aldo Moro (1916), Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Liberius (310), Lisa del Giocondo (1479), and Archytas (-428).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander III ranks 109. Before him are Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Alexander I (100), Pope Fabian (200), Pope Adrian II (792), and Pope Nicholas I (800). After him are Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Liberius (310), Pope Eugene II (780), Pope John XII (937), Pope Paschal I (775), and Pope Benedict IX (1012).

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